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ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons

ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons

Human Mobility
Legislation
2012
Year of publication
2012
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Regional instruments Member countries
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Author/issuing body
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Relevant GCM objective
    5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

The agreement shall not apply to measures affecting natural persons seeking access to the employment market of another Member State, nor shall it appy to measures regarding citizenship, residence or employment on a permanent basis.

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).